Nevada County picayune., 1887-05-11
THE PRESS GANG.
At Our Booming Capital---con
 vention Notes, Etc.
Editorial Correspondence

The HteehIn anlUdi StSSiou oi the Arkansas Press Association convened in ihe hall of the House of Representatives, at the Capital, 1 on Wednesday, May the 4th.
 We arrived Tuesday and se- cured quarters at the "old relia- ble" Deming House, and was well treated every way. All hotels gave reduced rates to the press, which favor was duly appreciated
 FIRST DAY.
 The roll call on Wednesday morning, showed more absentees than members present, though the majority arrived during the day and that night. Morning proceed ings: Roll call; reading minutes last day of last years meeting; Committee on membership, J. k. Newman, J. w. Gardner and J. k. Gotham: invitation extended and accepted to visit the Arkansas school for the blind; a number of applications for membership re- ceived and referred to committee; recess for payment of annual dues; historians paper filed for publica' ton; R. l.. Emerson elected treas urer for ensuing year; Geo. Thorn burg, J. H. Herald, Damon Clark, q. W. Morgan, w. NJ. Bumbarger, J. 0. A. Bush, J. E. Bradley, J. E. Spencer, R. B. CarlLee, J. A. Langford, I. NJ. Partridge, l. H. Betts, J. B. Sutler regularly elect ed to membership; adjourned un- til afternoon, and this session was principally occupied with hearing annual address of President ThOm- as. which was a splendid paper. A night session was also held at HyGe's Opera House, and the press gang extended the hospltali- ties of the city, Mayor Whipple extending the invitation in appro- priate speech. G. K. Will Hams in behalf of the press, re- bonded in his happiest strain. Prot. James Mitchell, of the Ar kansas Democrat, delivered an able address, upon "Journalism, It's Advantages, It's lntiu- ence." Miss Minnie Blackburn then read poem composed by a son of Col. w. J. Blackburn, upon "Our Country' in an elegant, charming style.
 SECOND DAY.
 Convention met Thursday at , a. m.. President Thomas in the chair. Following standing com mittees appointed; On resolutions of thanks, c. c. Colburn, Adam Clark, J. R. Langford; on awards fol premiums for job work, Messrs. Vadigan, Bumbarger, E. Audiger; on resolutions, J. G. Holland, k. c. Hite, |. Nash. BentOnville, Texarkana and Fort Smith were nominated as next place for hold ing annual session, and TeXarkana by very small majority, got 1t over Bentonvile. and but for Fort Smiths votes, would have secured it. Messrs. Thomasson, Nash and Lugwig. elected to membership. Foreign advertising discussed nothing done, as usual. Censors report criticising press read-it spared not but showed many faults of papers. Adjourned until after noon. Afternoon session. Smith's diagram of parliamentary rules adoped Tn place of Cushings; fol lowing five members elected to represent body in national press association to meet at Denver next September, W. $. Burnett, Arthur Murray, Adam Clark, 0. C. Lud' wig. J. R. Newman, Miss Jean Loughboro. Miss Loughboro's ex' cellen, poem, "WOman in Journal lsm,n was then read by herself. Essay of I. II Betts, on 1.-The Lo- cal Page" was highly praised on all sides. Hon. Geo. Thornburg's essay. The Newspaper in Poh. ties" was alike appreciated. Both made many valuable suggestions, which will likely prove beneficial to all At night a splendid recep- tion was rendered the gang in the rooms of the Governor and Secre- tary of State-no speech making all enjoyed this so much.
 LAST DAY-OUR BOOMING CAPITAL
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 Friday morning was spent. by special invitation, in riding over the city. The start was made from